The why aren't we signing a new striker thread....

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Would it be worth contacting Klopp at Liverpool and offering him Grealish in a loan deal with Benteke for the rest of the season. Its obvious Klopp doesnt fancy Benteke and Grealish would welcome being the centre of attention again. If you dont ask......

bloody hell what would grealish do at liverpool? play for the under 15's?

[Boz]

Paul Merson was suggesting Rickie Lambert today. Not the worst suggestion I've heard tbf.

Can't even make a non scoring Albion team

[supertom]

Lamberts far too old. The last thing we also need is another immobile CF.

[tony scott]

I would try and get Zak Clough ,eye for goal and pretty mobile I'm sure Bolton would accept any reasonable offer ,otherwise throw our youth strikers in ,great chance for ambitious young player .I know the arguments against this, but ponder this with 15 games to go we are 34 points behind Leicester!

[martin o`who??]

This is how I picture anyone who seriously suggests we may be able to get Benteke back here.

That complimentary???........

[martin o`who??]

This is how I picture anyone who seriously suggests we may be able to get Benteke back here.

That complimentary???........

Plus the fact that no one would notice another Madman around here..........

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Two players Villa should be signing.. Jordan Rhodes and Will Hughes. Two players who can do well in the championship and if they prove to be good in the premier league between now and then and hell might freeze over could keep us up. Villa should be taking the pick of the championship players not likely to get promoted now.

[cdbearsfan]

A good call,  that. I suspect though that we've given up on survival this year and will adopt a "wait and see" policy before spending in the next transfer window too.

If we start well, they'll think we don't need investment to go up and won't spend any money. If we start badly, they'll think we have no chance of returning to the Premier League, so we'd better not spend any money.

[old man villa fan]

I have no problem with loans to fill positions until the end of the season but no way would I be looking to buy any players that are available but do not fit positions that Garde wants to strengthen or do not suit the style of play he wants to develop.  That would be just wasting money that is in short supply.

[kippaxvilla2]

I would go and get Peter Crouch now.  For two reasons.  He might be a better option than Kozak at bringing Ayew into the game to get goals and he will chip in himself.  And second, he would be perfect in the Championship.

[aj2k77]

Jordan Rhodes would cost too much I think.

[wittonwarrior]

Two players Villa should be signing.. Jordan Rhodes and Will Hughes. Two players who can do well in the championship and if they prove to be good in the premier league between now and then and hell might freeze over could keep us up. Villa should be taking the pick of the championship players not likely to get promoted now.

Good shout all round

[rougegorge]

Two players Villa should be signing.. Jordan Rhodes and Will Hughes. Two players who can do well in the championship and if they prove to be good in the premier league between now and then and hell might freeze over could keep us up. Villa should be taking the pick of the championship players not likely to get promoted now.

Good shout all round

Yes this could be a decent approach. Ross McCormack is another.

[LeeB]

I think it would be entirely the wrong approach, apart from maybe Hughes, though he seems to have faded a bit.

Rhodes hasn't generally been first choice in a poor Blackburn team, Christ he was second fiddle to the useless lump we currently employ most of the time.
McCormack is a decent player but he'd cost top whack and he's 29.

Every season the Championship turns up a new name that bags 25 goals and becomes a hot property. Go and find that player for a change, itstead of one that's already had their day.

That's been our problem for far too long.

[Louzie0]

It's the last week in January.  Perhaps we will get somebody.
It will be brilliant if he is a striker.
It will be almost certainly somebody who thought he was going somewhere else.

I don't mind as long as we do get somebody great who will work with Remi and the team.


I most certainly do mind about the situation, but for now, let's just get some inspiration in, otherwise it's curtains.